Celebrity Baby Names: Word names are hot!

From Rocket to Sailor to Saint

Once dismissed as crazy celebrity choices – remember Apple and Pilot – word names, for babies, thanks mostly to those celebs– have gone mainstream. From rising River to why-not Wolfe, many of the best boy names in 2016 are borrowed from the dictionary. They’re stylish, meaningful, and different, but still easy to say and spell, and starbaby parents from LivTyler to TerrenceHoward have embraced the trend. Here are twelve of the best recent word names–they just might inspire a bold boy name choice for your own son.By Abby Sandel.

Wolfe

KimoraLee Simmons is mom to daughters Aoki and Ming, and sons Kenzo and Wolfe. While her older three children’s names reflect Kimora’s Japanese heritage, her newest addition has a name that’s just plain fierce. Spelled with or without the ‘e’, this name is part of our growing interest in names borrowed from the animal kingdom.